Legal Opinion
Melinda Birt v. Surface Transportation Board, Union Pacific Railroad Company and City of Nampa, Idaho, Intervenors
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 2, 1996No. 95-1211PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
WALD, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Melinda Birt owns a parcel of land in Canyon County, Idaho, across which intervenor Union Pacific Railroad Company (“UP”) held a right-of-way for its railroad tracks.1 In April of 1993, UP sought to *582abandon a 16-mile segment of the line running through Canyon County, presumably because its operation was no longer profitable. Shortly thereafter, the city of Nampa, which lies near the stretch of tracks in question, indicated its interest in using the land for a…
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